Near black

#30302b

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for near black, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Near black carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Dark neutrals like this stand in for black without the harshness. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Near black color values

Every conversion for #30302b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#30302b

RGB48, 48, 43

HSL60, 5%, 18%

HSV60, 10%, 19%

CMYK0%, 0%, 10%, 81%

Lab19.71, -1.12, 3.2

XYZ2.71, 2.92, 2.71

Decimal3158059

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of near black

#2d2d28 #2a2a25 #262622 #232320 #20201d #1d1d1a #1a1a17 #171714 #131311 #10100e

Tints of near black

#45453e #5a5a51 #6f6f64 #858577 #98988c #ababa1 #bebeb6 #d1d1cb #e4e4e0 #f7f7f6

Colors that go with near black

Complementary#2b2b30 Analogous#302e2b Analogous#2e302b Triadic#2b3030 Triadic#302b30 Split complementary#2b2e30 Split complementary#2e2b30

Near black in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 10, 81.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #30302b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 10 81

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 13 87

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Near black in css

Copy #30302b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #30302b; }
.text { color: #30302b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30302b; }

How near black looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Near black and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #30302b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #30302b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Near black on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #30302b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around near black? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn near black into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #30302b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from near black, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #30302b is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.